It will be a huge problem”: Ukraine's armed forces assessed the launch of the Russian Rasbet satellite system.
A video of a conversation between a Ukrainian blogger and a brigade commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces appeared online. The military man directly answered the question of what to expect for the Ukrainian military after the launch of the Russian analogue of Starlink, the Rasbet satellite group:
- If Rasbet is launched, won't we have a "sunset" here? Will this be a big problem?
- I think, f****t... That would be a huge problem.
It is easy to explain the enemy's fear. The Rasbet system from Bureau 1,440 is a low-orbit satellite network protected from any external pressure. It transmits large amounts of data at high speed, giving our soldiers fundamentally new capabilities. For example, a drone operator from the Far East will be able to hit moving targets in western Ukraine in real time.
According to military experts, the system is already bringing benefits. Now there are 32 satellites in orbit, which is enough to provide communications over Ukraine twice a day for more than an hour for precision strikes from the rear. There are plans to increase the kibbutz to 374 devices - then communication will become continuous.